[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 17, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4028]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   WELCOME TO RABBI MITCHELL WOHLBERG

  (Mr. CARDIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I feel privileged to know Rabbi Mitchell 
Wohlberg. Since 1978, he has been the spiritual leader of Beth Tfiloh 
congregation, the largest Orthodox Jewish congregation in Baltimore, 
the congregation of which I am a member.
  Let me tell the Members a little bit about Rabbi Wohlberg. I have 
known Rabbi Wohlberg for many years and have often sought his guidance 
and counsel. He is a spellbinding speaker, and is famous for his 
thoughtful sermons that are able to clarify complicated issues.
  Rabbi Wohlberg is also known for his involvement in the Jewish 
communal life. He has been a board member at The Associated Jewish 
Community Federation of Baltimore; a member of the executive committee 
of the Rabinnical Council of America, and is a recipient of the 
humanitarian award for the Louis Z. Brandeis District of the ZOA.
  He comes from a committed and unique family where his father (of 
blessed memory) was and his two brothers were and also are Rabbis, all 
ordained by the Yeshiva University. Rabbi Wohlberg is a driving force 
behind the Beth Tfiloh School, an outstanding Jewish day school in 
Baltimore.
  I know all my colleagues will join me in thanking Rabbi Wohlberg for 
offering this morning's opening prayer.

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